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User:Davezo33/2019–20 Cove Rangers F.C. season

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Cove Rangers
2019–20 season
ChairmanKeith Moorhouse
ManagerPaul Hartley
StadiumBalmoral Stadium
Cove Bay
Aberdeen
(Capacity: 2,602 (370 seated))
League CupGroup Stage
Scottish Challenge Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: 3 players (3)
All: Megginson (6)
Highest home attendance1,410 vs Dundee
Lowest home attendance661 vs Queens Park

The 2019–20 season is Cove Rangers first competitive season in the fourth tier of Scottish football after being promoted through the League Two play-offs[1] and winning the Highland League. Cove Rangers will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season Summary

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Paul Hartley was named as manager in the close 2019 season after John Sheran advised Cove Rangers that he could not continue as their manager. The club moved Sheran to a director of football role, with Hartley succeeding him as manager.[2] Cove Rangers League debut against Edinburgh City ended in a 5–0 win.[3] Cove Rangers played Connah's Quay Nomads in Wales on channel S4C. This was the first match ever televised for Cove Rangers[4] where unfortunately they lost 1–0.[5]

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Two
3 August 2019 1 Cove Rangers 5 – 0 Edinburgh City Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Megginson   31', 37'
Milne   41', 68'
Brown   87'		 Report Henderson   62'
Antell   77'		 Attendance: 995
Referee: Mike Roncone
10 August 2019 2 Albion Rovers 4 – 4 Cove Rangers Cliftonhill
15:00 Byrne   2'
East   57'
Wilson   73'
Osadolor   83'		 Report Milne   17'
Masson   38'
Glass   41'
Megginson   87'		 Attendance: 347
Referee: John McKendrick
17 August 2019 3 Cove Rangers 3 – 2 Cowdenbeath Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Masson   17'
Glass   60', 90+1'		 Report Mullen   39' (pen)
Cox   17'		 Attendance: 880
Referee: Colin Steven
24 August 2019 4 Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Cove Rangers Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Peters   84' Report Fyvie   27'
Smith   52'		 Attendance: 605
Referee: Kevin Graham
31 August 2019 5 Cove Rangers 3 – 0 Queens Park Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Higgins   21'
Smith   68'
Fyvie   84'		 Report Attendance: 661
Referee: Scott Lambie
14 September 2019 6 Brechin City v Cove Rangers Glebe Park
15:00

League Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
13 July 2019 Group Peterhead 2–1 Cove Rangers Peterhead
15:00 Lyle   20'
McAllister   39' (pen)		 [6] Masson   14' (pen) Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 744
Referee: Gavin Duncan
17 July 2019 Group Cove Rangers 0–0
(2–3 p)		 Dundee Aberdeen
19:45 [7][8] Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Scott Lambie
Penalties
23 July 2019 Group Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Cove Rangers Inverness
19:45 White   38'
Keatings   55'
Todorov   71'		 [9] Megginson   45', 46' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Referee: David Lowe
27 July 2019 Group Cove Rangers 3–0 Raith Rovers Aberdeen
15:00 Masson   45'
Antoniazzi   52'
Glass   73'		 [10] Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Craig Napier

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
6 August 2019 1st Round St Johnstone U21s 1–4 Cove Rangers Perth, Scotland
19:45 Northcott   2' [11] Brown   27'
Park   79'
Megginson   81'
Scott   88'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 175
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
13 August 2019 2nd Round Brora Rangers 1–2 Cove Rangers Brora, Scotland
19:45 MacLeod   47' [12] Scully   72'
Robertson   81'		 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gordon Morrison
7 September 2019 3rd Round Connah's Quay Nomads 1–0 Cove Rangers Connah's Quay, Wales
17:15 Bakare   75' Report Stadium: Deeside Stadium
Attendance: 327
Referee: Thomas Clarke
Note: Game televised on S4C, the first for Cove on television

Squad statistics

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Goal scorers

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As of 31 August 2019

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish League Two League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1   9 Mitchel Megginson 3 2 1 0 6
2   14 Declan Glass 3 1 0 0 4
  11 Jamie Masson 2 2 0 0 4
4   3 Harry Milne 3 0 0 0 3
5   18 Jordon Brown 1 0 1 0 2
  23 Matty Smith 2 0 0 0 2
  24 Fraser Fyvie 2 0 0 0 2
8   4 Connor Scully 0 0 1 0 1
  7 Daniel Park 0 0 1 0 1
  10 Martin Scott 0 0 1 0 1
  12 Daniel Higgins 1 0 0 0 1
  16 Chris Antoniazzi 0 1 0 0 1
  19 John Robertson 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 17 7 6 0 30

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion[a]
1 Cove Rangers (C) 28 22 2 4 76 34 +42 68 2.43 Promotion to League One
2 Edinburgh City 27 17 4 6 49 28 +21 55 2.04
3 Elgin City 28 12 7 9 48 34 +14 43 1.54
4 Cowdenbeath 27 12 5 10 37 35 +2 41 1.52
5 Queen's Park 28 11 7 10 37 35 +2 40 1.43
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

League Cup table

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup § Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DND ICT PET COV RAI
1 Dundee (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 10 Qualification for the Second Round — 1–0 p0–0 — —
2 Inverness CT 4 2 0 1 1 7 4 +3 7 — — — 3–2 4–1
3 Peterhead 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 −1 6 — p0–0 — 2–1 —
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 1 2 6 5 +1 4 0–0p — — — 3–0
5 Raith Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 4 11 −7 3 0–3 — 3–1 — —
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

References

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  1. ^ "Berwick Rangers 0-3 Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ "COVE RANGERS ANNOUNCE PAUL HARTLEY AS FULL-TIME FOOTBALL MANAGER". Cove Rangers FC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Cove sweep aside City 5–0 in debut". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ "SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE TELLY IS PICTURE PERFECT FOR COVE IN TUNNOCK'S CARAMEL WAFER CUP". Cove Rangers FC. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Scottish Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)".
  6. ^ "Peterhead v Cove Rangers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Cove Rangers v Dundee". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Cove Rangers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Cove Rangers v Raith Rovers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. ^ "St Johnstone U21 v Cove Rangers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Brora Rangers v Cove Rangers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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